refactor(config): rename 'known/unknown' to 'built-in/user-defined' terminology#5214
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Update docstrings, comments, and test names to use clearer terminology for components that are built into the SDK vs loaded via entry points as plugins. Covers the already-merged sampler PR and shared infrastructure. The pending propagator, exporter, and resource detector PRs will need the same rename applied when they merge. Assisted-by: Claude Opus 4.6
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Rename 'plugin' to 'user-defined' throughout — pairs better with 'built-in' and is less ambiguous. Assisted-by: Claude Opus 4.6
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Description
Renames "known" and "unknown" to "built-in" and "user-defined" in the declarative config component loading code. The old terms mapped to JSON Schema internals (
propertiesvsadditionalProperties), but "built-in" and "user-defined" are clearer from a user's perspective.Suggested by @tammy-baylis-swi in #5128, refined by @herin049 ("user-defined" over "plugin").
Scope
Docstrings, comments, and test names across:
_common.py—_additional_propertiesdecorator docstring_tracer_provider.py— sampler factory docstring and error messagecodegen/README.mdandcodegen/dataclass.jinja2— template commentstest_tracer_provider.py— test method namesNo functional changes — terminology only.
Closes #5195